Microbiome sequencing: challenges and opportunities for molecular medicine

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INTRODUCTION: Since the discovery of Polymerase Chain Reaction and pioneering work on 16S ribosomal RNA genes in the 1980's, the use of molecular techniques to study microbial ecosystems and pathogenic microorganisms has been increasing exponentially. Because microbial communities inhabiting various body sites such as the skin or the intestine can influence our physiology, there has been a massive interest in...

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